Tuesday is election day in six Central Florida cities

Voters in six Central Florida cities will go to the polls Tuesday in municipal elections.

Mayors are being contested in two of those cities, Apopka and Winter Garden.

Apopka, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Maitland, Winter Garden and Winter Park also have council seats on the ballot, while Republican voters in southwest Orange County will choose a nominee for the Florida House of Representatives District 44 seat formerly held by Rep. Steve Precourt, R-Orlando.

House District 44 includes Windermere, Winter Garden, Dr. Phillips and Horizon West.

Based on the increase in absentee-ballot requests, Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said he expected a "larger than normal" turnout for Tuesday's elections. Voters tend to participate less in municipal elections, which lack the attraction of presidential or gubernatorial races.

Polling information for Tuesday's election

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in each city. Absentee ballots must be returned to the office of Orange County Elections Supervisor Bill Cowles no later than 7 p.m. Tuesday. For information about polling locations, contact the Election Supervisor's Office at 407-836-2070 or visit ocfelections.com.

Here is a list of candidates by city and elective race:

APOPKA

Mayor John Land is opposed by Glen Chancy, Joe Kilsheimer and Gregg Phillips.

For Council Seat 2, incumbent Marilyn Ustler McQueen is opposed by Diane Velazquez.

For Council Seat 3, Linda Larendeau, Theresa Mott and Sam Ruth are competing to fill the unexpired term of Joe Kilsheimer, who resigned from City Council to run for mayor.

BELLE ISLE

For District 1, V. Edward Gold faces Susannah Snavely.

For District 7, incumbent Eric Spaulding faces Sue Nielsen.

EDGEWOOD

Edgewood voters will pick from four candidates to fill three council spots.

The candidates are Daniel Drummond, Michael Hendrix, Pamela Henley and David Willis.

MAITLAND

Voters will pick between Bev Reponen and Martha Bryant-Hall for Seat 2.

Maitland residents also will vote on whether to add a ban on billboards to the city's charter.

WINTER GARDEN

For mayor, David Eichinger is challenging incumbent John Rees.

For District 1, voters will have a choice of incumbent Kent Makin or challenger Henry Wright.